diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c b/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c
index 9f8e007b01d6..8e6fe13dbec3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/bcm_sf2.c
@@ -136,20 +136,6 @@ static int bcm_sf2_sw_get_sset_count(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	return BCM_SF2_STATS_SIZE;
 }
 
-static const char *bcm_sf2_sw_drv_probe(struct device *dsa_dev,
-					struct device *host_dev, int sw_addr,
-					void **_priv)
-{
-	struct bcm_sf2_priv *priv;
-
-	priv = devm_kzalloc(dsa_dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!priv)
-		return NULL;
-	*_priv = priv;
-
-	return "Broadcom Starfighter 2";
-}
-
 static void bcm_sf2_imp_vlan_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds, int cpu_port)
 {
 	struct bcm_sf2_priv *priv = ds_to_priv(ds);
@@ -1592,7 +1578,6 @@ static int bcm_sf2_sw_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 
 static struct dsa_switch_driver bcm_sf2_switch_driver = {
 	.tag_protocol		= DSA_TAG_PROTO_BRCM,
-	.probe			= bcm_sf2_sw_drv_probe,
 	.setup			= bcm_sf2_sw_setup,
 	.set_addr		= bcm_sf2_sw_set_addr,
 	.get_phy_flags		= bcm_sf2_sw_get_phy_flags,